Sarah and I were invited to dye lava lavas (cloths to wrap around and wear as skirts) with several other ladies this morning.
We began by folding the material...
Then, we dipped it in the colors that Sarah chose...
Next, we unfolded it...
While it was drying in the sun, the ladies chose leaves to lay on top, and I sprinkled it with salt (notice how close we are to the ocean). Some of the ladies brought stencils of flowers, leaves, or "Solomon Islands" to lay on top of their lava lavas. This process lasted all morning, and all of the conversation was in Pijin! My brain was tired from listening (not much talking yet), but we enjoyed a sweet time getting to know our new neighbors.
7 comments:
Where are the flaming hot rocks?
Just kidding...hope all is well, glad your ship came in. Once, my ship came in. I was at the bus depot...
Was it really a shipment? Or was it cargo? Doesn't cargo go by ship, and shipments go by cars?
And, finally, in the Solomons, do you still drive on parkways and park on driveways? Or is that only in America?
Time to go, got to polish up my Polish skills....
If you keep making those beautiful pieces of material, Hancock's will be jealous. Let us see what you do with it later. Wish I could help you make it.
Love, Nana
Wow! How beautiful! That looks like such fun...such neat opportunities.
(By the way, Joanna, you look amazing!)
I love the lava-lava that you all did. I hope to have one of those one day. Is that to be Sarah's skirt?
Love you,
Nahna
Beautiful wrap!!! It looks like you guys had a blast making it!! Can't wait to see pictures of Sarah wearing it.
Happy New Years.
Chelley
Joanna, As always you inspire me as a mom. Thank you for your blog. We continue to pray for you all as you adjust. I know how exciting and overwhelming the early days can be. I know the Lord has created places for us to live and serve but still sometimes wish they were in the same place. :) However, even though you are still far away, I feel like we are neighbors! The kids continue to talk about you and yours and Austin still says Sarah is the one for him! :) Lots of love and hugs!
Simply beautiful! What a neat activity too!
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